b'INTRODUCTIONHeather PerryDirector of Sales at McClatchy, Carolinas Nominated by Michelle Long, Vice President of Sales at McClatchy and previous Talent Superhero Award winner, who describes Heather as a management marvel, able to build relationships as strong as steel and develop her people to be nearly invincible. She shared, Heather is a true superhero in developing top talent and coaching a high-perfor-mance team. Heather is such a strong driver of positive culture, that in 2023, she was selected to lead our culture initiative across our entire organization. Heather utilizes The Center for Sales Strategy guidelines for performance coaching to be an effective and consistent sales leader who is relied on by many beyond her direct reports for feedback and coaching.Michelle values Heathers legendary superpowers when it comes to building a strong culture, Heather has driven the change to our com-panys culture in her role overseeing this initiative for change. She recommended, negotiated, and implemented a new rewards platform, in collaboration with cross functional stakeholders. This has been a game changer for recognition and given us a seamless way to ensure we are motivating and rewarding. Our culture was transformed under Heathers leadership! Jason WilsonVice President, Cox Media, Oklahoma/ArkansasNominated by Mike Berger, Media Consultant at Cox Media, who knows mere mortals cant compare to Jason. He shared, Jason is an amazing leader and coaches by sharing his experiences and genuinely caring about his staff. He has a fantastic way of being real with everyone and motivating us to perform at our best. He is one of the best VPs Ive had in close to 20 years of media sales experience and he deserves a ton of credit for how well he does his job and Im proud to call him our leader!Mike reports that Jason has swooped in to save the day using his prob-lem-solving superpowers many times. He says, He is quick to step in and help solve problems that need to be escalated. His calm and real honest demeanor helps us all during the Roadrunner transition.16 Your 2023 Talent Superheroes'